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Clancy Brown
Known for: ActingClarence John "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. Prolific in film and television since the 1980s, Brown is often cast in villainous and authoritative roles. His film roles include Rawhide in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), the Kurgan in Highlander (1986), Sheriff Gus Gilbert in Pet Sematary Two (1992), Capt. Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Sgt. Charles Zim in Starship Troopers (1997), Surtur in Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Stanley Thomas in Promising Young Woman (2020), and the Harbinger in John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). On television, he has played Brother Justin Crowe on the HBO series Carnivàle (2003–2005), Waylon "Jock" Jeffcoat on the Showtime series Billions (2018–2019, 2023), Kurt Caldwell on the Showtime series Dexter: New Blood (2021–2022), and Sal Maroni in The Penguin (2024). In animation, Brown has voiced Lex Luthor in the DC Animated Universe (1996–2006) and Mr. Krabs on SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–present). His other animated roles include Long Feng in Avatar: The Last Airbender (2006) and Savage Opress in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011–2013). He has also voiced video game characters such as Doctor Neo Cortex and Uka Uka in the Crash Bandicoot franchise (1997–2003) and Hank Anderson in Detroit: Become Human (2018). Clarence J. Brown III was born on January 5, 1959, in Urbana, Ohio, and had an older sister, Beth, who died in 1964. Their mother, Joyce Helen (née Eldridge), was a conductor, composer and concert pianist. The siblings' father, Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr., was a newspaper publisher who helped manage the Brown Publishing Company, the family-owned newspaper business started by Clancy's grandfather, Congressman Clarence J. Brown. From 1965 to 1983, Bud Brown also served as a congressman, in the same seat as his own father, and later as Chairman of the Board of Brown Publishing. The family continued to operate the business until 2010. Brown graduated from St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., and Northwestern University. At St. Albans, Brown performed the role of Deputy Governor Thomas Danforth in The Crucible.
Filmography 105
Închisoarea îngerilor
as Captain Byron T. Hadley 
Tabăra Coral: Cu SpongeBob mini-marini
as Eugene H. Krabs (voice) 
SpongeBob Pantaloni Pătrați: Aventură cu pirați
as Mr. Krabs / Pirate / Narrator 
Thor: Ragnarok
as Surtur (voice) 
John Wick: Capitolul 4
as Harbinger 
Cimitirul animalelor 2
as Sheriff Gus Gilbert 
Pinguinul
as Salvatore Maroni 
O poveste încâlcită: Serialul
as King Frederic (voice) 
SpongeBob Pantaloni Pătrați
as Mr. Krabs (voice) 
Nemuritorul
as Victor 'The Kurgan' Kruger 
Dexter: New Blood
as Kurt Caldwell 
Norocul prostului
as Steve Gill 
Burețelul Bob și Coroana Regelui Neptun
as Mr. Krabs (voice) 
Plankton: Filmul
as Mr. Krabs / Pa Plankton (voice) 
Carnivàle
as Brother Justin Crowe 
SpongeBob: Misiune de salvare
as Mr. Krabs (voice) 
Dintotdeauna tu
as Hank "Gramps" Adams Sr. 
Infanteria stelară
as Career Sergeant Zim 
SpongeBob: Aventuri pe uscat
as Mr. Krabs (voice) 
Hulk și Agenții S.M.A.S.H.
as Red Hulk (voice) 
Coșmar pe Elm Street
as Alan Smith 
Cowboys & Extratereștri
as Meacham 
Mighty Ducks: Seria Animată
as Siege (voice) 
Gardianul
as Capt. William Hadley 
Warcraft: Începutul
as Blackhand 
Dulce răzbunare
as Stanley 
Homefront: Orașul fără legi
as Sheriff Keith Rodriguez 
El Deafo
as Mr. Potts / P. Evil / Doctor (voice) 
Doamna și vagabondul
as Isaac (voice) 
Atlantida: Întoarcerea lui Milo
as Volgud (voice) 
Emergence
as Ed Sawyer 
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs") 
Culoarul morții
as State Trooper 
Carter, zis „Uraganul”
as Lt. Jimmy Williams 
Cauciucul zburător
as Smith 
Informatorul!
as Aubrey Daniel 
Sandy Obrăjori: Salvăm Fundul Oceanului
as Mr. Krabs / Clyde / Neighbor #1 / Bottomite #2 / Bottomite Crowd (voice) 
Breaking News
as Peter Kozyck 
O altă poveste încâlcită
as King Frederic (voice) 
Past Midnight
as Steve Lundy 
Last Looks
as Big Jim Cuddy 
Good Cop/Bad Cop
as Big Hank Hickman 
Aventurile lui Buckaroo Banzai
as Rawhide 
Bad Boys
as Viking Lofgren 
Umbra conştiinţei
as Mr. Freeman 
SpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway Kamp
as Mr. Krabs / Anchovies (voice) 
Dallas & Robo
as The Stranger 
Omul de Fier și Căpitanul America: Eroi uniți
as Taskmaster (voice) 
When the Game Stands Tall
as Mickey Ryan 
Pathfinder: Între două lumi
as Gunnar 
Superman/Batman: Inamici publici
as Lex Luthor (voice) 
Invincibil
as Jeff Bauman Sr 
Blue Steel
as Detective Nick Mann 
The Mortuary Collection
as Montgomery Dark 
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
as Red Death / Daisy (voice) 
Procesele lui Cate McCall
as Brinkerhoff 
Perversiuni feminine
as John 
Little Evil
as Reverend J.D. Gospel 
Expresul
as Roy Simmons 
Shoot to Kill
as Steve 
Poolman
as Theodore Hollandaise 
Albă ca Zăpada
as The Granter of Wishes 
Proiectul "Laramie"
as Rob Debree 
Fă o vrajă mortală!
as Harry Bordon 
Chiar înainte să plec
as Dad 
John moare la sfârșit
as Dr. Albert Marconi 
The Fix
as The Chairman 
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
as Akela the Wolf (voice) 
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
as BoE Agent #1 (voice) 
Mireasa
as Viktor 
Pedeapsa capitală
as Sgt. Larry McRose 
Hellbenders
as Angus 
Cu orice preț
as Jim Johnson 
Dorința Anabellei
as Lawyer / Sherriff (voice) 
Chappaquiddick
as Robert McNamara 
Povestea înfricoșătoare a Căpitanului Chilot: Truc-O-Ween
as Mr. Ree (voice) 
The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special
as Mr. Krabs / RoboKrabs 
Demonii întunericului
as John Clay 
Știu vocea aceea
as Self 
SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghouls Fools
as Mr. Krabs / Charlie (voice) 
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
as Mr. Krabs 
Mica sirenă II: Întoarcerea în mare
as Undertow (voice) 
Nimic rămas de temut
as Kingsman 
Thor: Povești despre Asgard
as Frost Giant (voice) 
The Patron Saint of Liars
as Son 
Scrambled
as Richard 
Copiii lui Audrey
as Dr. C. Everett Koop 
Vendetta
as Chief Hennessy 
SpongeBob and Sandy’s Country Christmas
as Mr. Krabs (voice) 
Yesterday's Children
as Doug Cole 
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee 
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
as Gorilla Grodd (voice) 
Sparks
as Archer 
Thunder Alley
as Weasel 
Twas The Night Before Spongemas
as Mr. Krabs (voice) 
Season of Fear
as Ward St. Clair 
Supercon
as Adam King 
Claire Makes It Big
as Frank 
The Trip to Bountiful
as Sheriff 
Water & Power
as Turnvil 
LEGO Batman: Filmul - Unitatea de supereroi
as Lex Luthor (voice) 
Blank Slate
as Agent Miles Mcavoy